PTSD is a type of mood disorder. It can happen at any age. When most people think of PTSD, they think of homecoming veterans. However, PTSD can happen from many things such as: natural disaster, trauma, crime, and war. It may take years for this to come into effect. There are no tests for this disorder, only symptoms. Symptoms include
reliving the event
nightmares
memories
flashbacks
reacting to situations reminding you of the event
Avoidance
can't remember pieces
avoid places that remind you of what happened
not interested in daily activities
feeling of no future
Problems
trouble concentrating
startled easily
over the top reactions
senses more keen
anger quickly
can't sleep
Feelings
guilty
dizzy/fainting
head aches
feeling your pulse in chest
Symptoms of Children
revert to old habits
can't talk
headaches/stomachaches
refusal to go places
refuse to be with friends
Treatments
Support system“desensitization” – talk about feelings about it
Group of friends
approx. 6-8 weeks for treatment
anti depressants can help
Possible Causes- professionals are not certain what causes PTSD
Stathmin – protein in brain that may cause disorder
GRP – gastrin-releasing peptide chemical that controls response to fear
Lack may cause PTSD
Random Facts
women, alcoholics, uneducated people, and younger people get it more often
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
PTSD is a type of mood disorder. It can happen at any age. When most people think of PTSD, they think of homecoming veterans.
However, PTSD can happen from many things such as: natural disaster, trauma, crime, and war.
It may take years for this to come into effect. There are no tests for this disorder, only symptoms.
Symptoms include
- reliving the event
- nightmares
- memories
- flashbacks
- reacting to situations reminding you of the event
- Avoidance
- can't remember pieces
- avoid places that remind you of what happened
- not interested in daily activities
- feeling of no future
- Problems
- trouble concentrating
- startled easily
- over the top reactions
- senses more keen
- anger quickly
- can't sleep
- Feelings
- guilty
- dizzy/fainting
- head aches
- feeling your pulse in chest
- Symptoms of Children
- revert to old habits
- can't talk
- headaches/stomachaches
- refusal to go places
- refuse to be with friends
Treatments- Support system“desensitization” – talk about feelings about it
- Group of friends
- approx. 6-8 weeks for treatment
- anti depressants can help
Possible Causes- professionals are not certain what causes PTSD- Stathmin – protein in brain that may cause disorder
- GRP – gastrin-releasing peptide chemical that controls response to fear
- Lack may cause PTSD
Random Facts- women, alcoholics, uneducated people, and younger people get it more often
- 5.2 million adults per year have PTSD
- 7-8% of people will have it in there lives
Similar DisordersDepression
Panic Disorders
Sources
www.ptsd.va.gov/public/understanding_TX/booklet.pdf
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/faq-about-ptsd.asp
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml
Post traumatic Stress Disorder by Scott Barbour, Diseases and Disorders
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001923/
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